Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-03
A WOMAN,S MHlM.
Mrs. James Moore. of Woodland Con-
cults Sacramento Friends.


suits Sacramento Friends.
The presence in this city Of Mrs. James
Moore, the ricn Yolo county widow, about
whom SO much has been said within the
past two or three days, because OF her IN
tention to marry Mr.. Black, foreman on
her ranch, created quite stir yesterday.
There seemed to be a mystery connected
with her presence, and those who are IN
gusitive when sensation is on the tapis,
OF course kept an eye on the main chance,
to learn why she came over. She was at
tended by her young grandson, Mr.. Wall,
son Of Mrs. l.. W. Walker, who resides
near the old lady's home. The presence OF
Nj. and Mrs. l.. W. Walker in this city at
an early hour helped to complicate mat
tiers still further. A number of friends of
the aged lady were interviewed and the
following facts were elected: She came to
consult friends, and it is believed to take
legal advice in the matter with which her
name has been intimately connected. Rel
alive to the man Black, she says he is an
upright, honorable gentleman, about 81
years of age, and believes his motives in
desiring a matrimonial alliance to come
from true affection for her. She
speaks freely of his only fault,
too liberal indulgence III ardent spirits,
and expresses confidence in her ability to
reform him in that regard. When he first
spoke of his affection to her she was much
surprised, but eventually became satisfied
that his intentions were honorable and at
once reciprocated his sentiment. She
spoke feelingly of the objections made by
the numerous members of the family, and
considered that their efforts to make ii APP
pear that she was demented in any degree,
a great abuse of her feelings. She is
greatly agitated, and believes the arrest of
Black on charge of stealing a woman"
and the injunction interposed to the mar
rage, but the beginning of an effort to
have guardian appointed for her. She
takes great comfort in the fact that young
Wall, the grandson, clings to. her, when
she has the opposition of all the rest of
her relatives. Her determination to marry
Black seems to be fixed, as she expressed
herself to friends. One gentleman who con-
yersed with her gives it as his opinion
that 1t will be long time before James
Douglas and l.. w. Walker, and families,
can make the public or a jury believe that
Mrs. Moore is troubled with dementia or
sottening of the brain. A woman who
manages, says he, " successfully a rich
landed estate, and two-thirds of the irriga-
ton system of the rich and prosperous
COUNTY vi 1OlO, CeTlduIiy mas SENSE enough
to decide for herself in the matter of matri-
mony, even at the age of co.
The opinion is quite freely expressed
that the opposition of relatives to Black
as a step-father comes from the fact that
the Moore estate figures up into the thous-
ands and will probably net more than
100000. This is a nice little financial
plum, and Black is not the ideal relative
to pluck it in the opinion of several
daughters and their husbands. The even
ing train took Mrs. Moore back to Wood
land, where she will do what she can to
relieve Mr.. Black from the dilemma into
which his daring declaration of love for
gray hairs has brought him. 1t is
not known whom she has en-
gagged as attorneys but it is
presumed that she will intrust the final adj
justment of all matters to Sacramento attor-
neys, as she fears the influence of relations
at Woodland with lawyers of her acquain-
lance there. Her son Robert, very rea-
sonable and honorable young man, living
on a stock ranch in Nevada has been sent
for. 1t will be of interest to learn what
view he will take of this very interesting
turn in the social affairs of his aged mother.
The case against Black for attempting to
steal woman will be heard at Wood
land to-day, if all parties are ready, and
some interesting developments are ex-
pected.